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#REDIRECT[[Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast]] |
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{{Infobox military unit |
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| unit_name = Ivory Coast Air Force |
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| image = Roundel of Côte d'Ivoire.svg |
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| image_size = 180px |
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| caption = Ivory Coast Air Force roundel |
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| dates = 1960 |
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| country = [[Ivory Coast]] |
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| allegiance = |
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| type = [[Air force]] |
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| role = [[Defense (military)|Defence]] |
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| garrison = Yamoussoukro |
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| battles = [[2004 French–Ivorian clashes]]<br> [[First Ivorian Civil War]] |
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| aircraft_attack = [[Mig-23]] |
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| aircraft_helicopter = [[AgustaWestland AW139]] , [[Alouette III]] , [[AS365 Dauphin]] , SA330 [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|Puma]] |
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| aircraft_trainer = [[Alpha Jet]] |
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| aircraft_transport = [[Boeing 727]] , [[Gulfstream IV]] |
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The '''Air Force of the Ivory Coast''' is one of the four main branches of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast|Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast.]] |
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==History== |
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After achieving independence from France in 1960, [[Ivory Coast]] maintained a strong relationship with France through bilateral defense agreements. Training and operating techniques have been used since the establishment of the Ivory Coast Air Force. The first equipment supplied included three [[Douglas C-47]]s and seven [[Max Holste Broussard|MH.1521 Broussard]] STOL utility aircraft in 1961. The first jet aircraft to enter service were six [[Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet|Alpha Jet]] CI light attack and advanced training aircraft, in October 1980. Six more were ordered and subsequently cancelled, and finally, another one was purchased in 1983. |
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The Ivory Coast Air Force had only transport and liaison aircraft in 1979. In 1987, the [[Library of Congress Country Study]] said that the Air Force's official name, Ivoirian Air Transport and Liaison Group (''Groupement Aérien de Transport et de Liaison''—GATL), "reflects an original mission focused more on logistics and transport rather than a combat force." |
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In 2004, following [[2004 French–Ivorian clashes|air strikes on French peace-keepers]] by Ivorian forces, the French military destroyed all aircraft in the Ivorian Coast Air Force. [[Gbagbo]] had ordered air strikes on Ivorian rebels. On 6 November 2004, at least one Ivorian [[Sukhoi Su-25]] [[bomber]] attacked a French peacekeeping position in the rebel town of [[Bouaké]], killing nine French soldiers and wounding 31.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivory Coast seethes after attack|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3989127.stm|website=bbc.co.uk|date=7 November 2004}}</ref> An American development worker, reported to have been a [[missionary]], was also killed. The Ivorian government claimed the attack on the French was unintentional, but the French insisted that the attack had been deliberate. |
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Several hours after the attack, [[President of the French Republic|French President]] [[Jacques Chirac]] ordered the destruction of the Ivorian Air Force and the seizure of [[Yamoussoukro]] airport. The French military performed an overland attack on the airport, destroying two [[Sukhoi Su-25]] ground attack aircraft and three Mi-24 [[helicopter gunship]]s. Two more military helicopters were destroyed during combat in the skies over [[Abidjan]]. France then flew in 300 troops and put three [[Dassault Mirage F1]] jet fighters based in nearby [[Gabon]] on standby. |
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Since then, the Air Force of Ivory Coast has been rebuilt. In 2007, [[Aviation Week & Space Technology]] reported a total of six aircraft in service: one [[Antonov An-32]] tactical transport, one [[Cessna 421|Cessna 421 Golden Eagle]] utility aircraft, two [[Eurocopter Dauphin|Eurocopter SA 365 Dauphin]] helicopters, one [[Gulfstream IV]] VIP aircraft, and one [[Mil Mi-24]] attack helicopter. In addition, Deagel.com reported two [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23]] attack aircraft. It is unknown whether any of these aircraft are completely operational. |
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==Aircraft== |
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[[File:Ivory Coast Air Force Gulfstream G-III at Zurich.jpg|thumb||An Ivory Coast Air Force Gulfstream G-III at Zurich]] |
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[[File:Aerospatiale SA-330G Puma, Ivory Coast - Air Force AN0350178.jpg|thumb|A Côte d'Ivoire SA330 Puma at [[Faro Airport|Faro Airport, Portugal]]]] |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|- style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |Aircraft |
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! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Origin |
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! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" href="Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma" |Type |
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! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;" |Variant |
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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" href="France" |In service |
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! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Notes |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft]] |
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|[[Sukhoi Su-25]] |
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|USSR |
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|Attack |
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|Su-25UB |
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|Unknown<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/country/Cote-dIvoire_c0051.aspx|title=Cote d'Ivoire|website=www.deagel.com|access-date=2018-07-30}}</ref> |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Military transport aircraft|Transport]] |
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|[[Boeing 727]] |
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| href="2004 French–Ivorian clashes" |United States<td>VIP</td><td></td> |
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|1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airframes.org/reg/tuvao|title=Republique de Cote d'Ivoire TU-VAO|date=|publisher=airframes.org|accessdate=21 March 2015}}</ref> |
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|<tr><td>[[Gulfstream IV]]</td><td>United States</td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td><td></td></tr> |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Helicopters]] |
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|[[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette III]] |
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|France |
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|light utility |
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|2<ref name="World Air Forces 20172">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/insight-from-flightglobal-world-air-forces-on-the-r-432247/|title=World Air Forces 2017|last=|first=|year=2017|work=|publisher=Flightglobal Insight|doi=|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> |
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|[[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|AS365 Dauphin]] |
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|France |
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|utility |
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|1<ref name="World Air Forces 20173">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/insight-from-flightglobal-world-air-forces-on-the-r-432247/|title=World Air Forces 2017|last=|first=|year=2017|work=|publisher=Flightglobal Insight|doi=|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> |
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|[[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|SA330 Puma]] |
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|France |
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|transport / utility |
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|1<ref name="World Air Forces 20174">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/insight-from-flightglobal-world-air-forces-on-the-r-432247/|title=World Air Forces 2017|last=|first=|year=2017|work=|publisher=Flightglobal Insight|doi=|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> |
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|[[AgustaWestland AW139]] |
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|Italy |
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|VIP |
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|1<ref name="World Air Forces 20175">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/insight-from-flightglobal-world-air-forces-on-the-r-432247/|title=World Air Forces 2017|last=|first=|year=2017|work=|publisher=Flightglobal Insight|doi=|accessdate=3 March 2017}}</ref> |
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! colspan="7" style="align: center; background: lavender;" |[[Trainer Aircraft]] |
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|[[Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet|Alpha Jet]] |
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|[[France]]/[[Germany]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[2004 French–Ivorian clashes]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/africa/iv-af.htm |
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* https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=ivory-coast |
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{{Air forces}} |
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[[Category:Military of Ivory Coast]] |
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[[Category:Air forces by country|Ivory Coast]] |
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[[Category:Military aviation in Africa|Ivory Coast]] |
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[[Category:Aviation in Ivory Coast]] |
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